Kris Boyd’s future in Portland was in doubt from the moment the Timbers’ new coach, Caleb Porter, questioned whether the Scottish designated player would fit with the team’s style of play.

Late Friday, Boyd’s departure was confirmed. The Timbers announced that the player’s contract had been terminated, while The Oregonian reported that the club bought Boyd out. He made more than $1.5 million in 2012, the first year of a two-year deal and led Portland with seven goals in 26 MLS games.

Boyd, 29, starred for both Kilmarnock and Rangers FC and is the leading scorer in Scottish Premier League history. He wasn’t able to maintain that success with the Timbers, however, and the firing of former coach John Spencer last July spelled the beginning of the end.

In his introductory press conference last month, Porter made it clear that Boyd wasn’t his ideal forward.

“After watching him play quite a bit — and I have watched this team play quite a bit — Kris Boyd is a player that I think will have a hard time playing the way that we want to play,” Porter said. “That’s no knock on Kris. He would fit in a lot of different systems. But with what I want out of my strikers, it’s going to be very difficult for him to offer what I’m looking for in that position.”

In Porter’s preferred 4-3-3 formation, forwards are asked to cover quite a bit ground while pressuring the opposition’s back four and retreating to combine with the midfield.

“Ultimately, I prefer a bit more pacey, athletic, powerful, presence in the striker position. But ultimately, they need to score goals, too,” Porter said.

Boyd, a classic target forward, wasn’t able to offer that in his lone MLS season. The Timbers next two leading scorers, midfielder Darlington Nagbe (six) and forward Bright Dike (five), will return, and young Colombian DP Jose Adolfo Valencia has recovered from knee surgery. Portland also acquired former Toronto FC forward Ryan Johnson in December.